Wells Fargo analyst Jeffrey Donnelly reduced his rating on the Regional Mall REIT sector to Market Weight from Overweight. The ongoing "revenue disruption" from small-shop and anchor turnover combined with the anchor redevelopment initiatives will be a persistent source of earnings pressure in 2019 and 2020, Donnelly tells investors in a research note. Amid "low and decelerating" core earnings growth relative to other property types, the analyst believes "all but the very best capitalized companies may continue to trade as value ideas." He views Simon Property (SPG) as the dominant global player due to its "strong liquidity, robust balance sheet capacity, high-quality assets, and the depth of personnel capable of undertaking extensive redevelopment programs." Donnelly this morning also downgraded Macerich (MAC) to Market Perform from Outperform and kept an Underperform rating on CBL & Associates (CBL).